Class XI student stabbed to death with compass

When a blood-drenched body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from Chhawla, more than 15 kilometers away from his school in Vikaspuri, where he was seen last, the police was left perplexed. Senior officers said that the killing was fallout of a scuffle for Rs 25,000, which the deceased had borrowed from one of the accused. Three juveniles, aged between 16-17 years, including one of the deceased’s relatives, have been apprehended for the murder.

According to senior police officers, the body of the Class XI student was found on Monday morning lying in a drain in the Goyla dairy area of Chhawla in southwest Delhi.

Primary investigations revealed that the child had left his school saying that he would go home with his father, on a scooter. However, he was seen with three juveniles by a few of the school guards and students, which helped police take the probe ahead, police said.

“Primary medical examination has suggested that the child due to internal bleeding as his heart was punctured using a compass that kids use for stationary purposes.”

“Our teams narrowed down on two juveniles, students of elements standard who lived in the same locality that of the deceased’s. Their questioning revealed that the …read more